Built in 1946 by the architect Bonaventura Bassegoda. The building’s high tower is one of the most...
- Bonaventura Bassegoda i Musté
- 1946
Much more than a district
Reconquer, recall, recreate, the Rec
Enter the most emblematic industrial district of Catalonia: the Rec district in Igualada
The Rec district in Igualada
Everything you need to know about the Rec district: presentation, vindication, transformation and memory.
RECorreguts
Everything you can't miss: walk through the Rec and discover more than twenty heritage gems with this map.
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Check the list of the most recent publications on this district of great heritage interest.
The highlights
Discover the most important parts of the district’s heritage
Seven centuries of tradition in the art of tanning hides have left their mark on every stone in this iconic district, which has been declared Industrial Heritage of Catalonia and is considered the most important active tanning architectural development in Europe.
An open irrigation canal between C. San Faust and C. del Dr. Joan Mercader, which supplied the...
- 12th century
In the past, rainwater filtered through the side alley forming gullies.
- 1841
Textile factory from 1855 comprising the industrial building that is visible from the street, a...
- Josep Buixareu i Gallart
- 1855
The oldest documented tannery. It still has the original structure of arches and vaults. It...
- 18th century
Dating from 1914, it is by the architect Josep Pausas Coll. It is currently a hostel and visitor...
- Josep Pausas Coll
- 1914
- classic, baroque, modernist
More than 20 gems are waiting to be discovered. Get to know them!
